Cherry Lemon Sundrop Pound Cake Recipes

SUN DROP® POUND CAKE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease and flour a tube pan.
• Beat white sugar, 1 cup margarine, and shortening together with an electric mixer until creamy and smooth. Mix flour, 6 fluid ounces citrus-flavored soda, eggs, lemon extract, and vanilla extract into the creamed mixture until well incorporated. Pour batter into the prepared tube pan.
• Bake in the preheated oven until a toothpick inserted into the cake comes out clean, about 1 hour 15 minutes. Let cake cool for 10 minutes before turning cake onto a serving plate.
• Whisk confectioners' sugar, 2 tablespoons melted margarine, and 1 fluid ounce citrus-flavored soda together in a bowl until smooth; spread over cake.

LEMON CHERRY CAKE

Steps:

• Pat cherries dry with paper towels; set aside. In a large bowl, cream butter and sugar until light and fluffy. Add eggs, one at a time, beating well after each addition. Beat in lemon zest and vanilla. Combine the flour, baking powder and salt; add to creamed mixture alternately with milk., Pour into a greased 13x9-in. baking pan. Sprinkle with cherries. Bake at 375° for 30-35 minutes or until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean. Cool on a wire rack., For topping, in a bowl, beat cream cheese, lemon juice and peel until smooth. Beat in enough confectioners' sugar until mixture achieves desired consistency. Cut cake; top each piece with a dollop of topping.

LEMON POUND CAKE WITH CHERRY STREUSEL TOPPING

Steps:

• Beat together butter and cream cheese until creamy.
• While still beating add eggs and sugar.
• Add dry ingredients alternately with sour cream.
• Stir in vanilla, lemon juice and lemon rind.
• Pour into greased loaf pans.
• Streusel:.
• Mix streusel ingredients together until coarse and crumbly.
• Spoon a layer of cherry filling down the middle of each loaf (don't cover the entire top, just a strip down the middle).
• Sprinkle streusel over the entire top of each loaf.
• Bake at 325°F for 45 minutes (mini loafs) to 90 minutes (large loaves).
• Test frequently after one hour to allow for your oven and pans.
• Cool in pan before turning out.

SOUR CREAM LEMON POUND CAKE WITH CHERRY COMPOTE

Steps:

• Preheat an oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Spray 2 loaf pans with cooking spray.
• Combine flour, baking powder, and salt in a bowl; set aside.
• Beat butter, 2 1/2 cups sugar, and lemon extract with an electric mixer in a large bowl until light and fluffy and noticeably lighter in color. Stir in lemon zest and 2 tablespoons lemon juice; beat for 30 seconds. Add eggs one at a time, beating well after each addition.
• Add the flour mixture alternately with the sour cream, mixing until just incorporated. Spoon the batter into the prepared pans.
• Bake in the preheated oven until a toothpick inserted into the center comes out clean, about 1 hour. Cool in the pans for 10 minutes before removing to cool completely on a wire rack.
• Meanwhile, combine cherries, 1/4 cup sugar, water, and cornstarch for the compote in a saucepan. Bring to a boil over medium-high heat. Cook for 1 minute, stirring constantly. Remove from the heat and stir in the almond extract. Set aside.
• Combine lemon juice and confectioners' sugar; mix well. When the cake is completely cool, drizzle the lemon glaze over top. Serve with cherry compote.

SUNDROP POUND CAKE

Steps:

• Mix all together & bake at 325 for 1 hour & 15 minutes in bundt pan.